diff --git a/src/ckdb.c b/src/ckdb.c
index 696c56f3..e0bfaa91 100644
--- a/src/ckdb.c
+++ b/src/ckdb.c
@@ -1746,7 +1746,7 @@ static void trans_process(SEQSET *seqset, tv_t *now, K_STORE *store)
 				seqtrans->seq = seq;
 				seqtrans->seqnum = u;
 				memcpy(&(seqtrans->entry), seqentry, sizeof(SEQENTRY));
-				k_add_head(store, st_item);
+				k_add_head_nolock(store, st_item);
 			}
 			u++;
 			seqentry++;
@@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@ static void trans_process(SEQSET *seqset, tv_t *now, K_STORE *store)
 				seqtrans->seq = seq;
 				seqtrans->seqnum = u;
 				memcpy(&(seqtrans->entry), seqentry, sizeof(SEQENTRY));
-				k_add_head(store, st_item);
+				k_add_head_nolock(store, st_item);
 			}
 			u++;
 			seqentry++;
@@ -2143,7 +2143,7 @@ gotseqset:
 						sizeof(SEQENTRY));
 					if (!lost)
 						lost = k_new_store(seqtrans_free);
-					k_add_tail(lost, st_item);
+					k_add_tail_nolock(lost, st_item);
 					seqdata->lost++;
 					seqset->lost++;
 					if (ENTRYISTRANS(u_entry)) {
@@ -2173,7 +2173,7 @@ gotseqset:
 							seqdata->reload_lost = k_new_store(seqtrans_free);
 							seqdata_reload_lost = true;
 						}
-						k_add_tail(seqdata->reload_lost, stl_item);
+						k_add_tail_nolock(seqdata->reload_lost, stl_item);
 					}
 				} else {
 					// (u-size) wasn't missing
@@ -2254,8 +2254,7 @@ gotseqset:
 		}
 		if (st_item) {
 			// recovered a lost entry
-			k_unlink_item(seqtrans_free, st_item);
-			// N.B. lock inside lock
+			k_unlink_item_nolock(seqdata->reload_lost, st_item);
 			K_WLOCK(seqtrans_free);
 			k_add_head(seqtrans_free, st_item);
 			K_WUNLOCK(seqtrans_free);
diff --git a/src/ckdb.h b/src/ckdb.h
index f6b9396c..b626e048 100644
--- a/src/ckdb.h
+++ b/src/ckdb.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 #define DB_VLOCK "1"
 #define DB_VERSION "1.0.4"
-#define CKDB_VERSION DB_VERSION"-1.611"
+#define CKDB_VERSION DB_VERSION"-1.612"
 
 #define WHERE_FFL " - from %s %s() line %d"
 #define WHERE_FFL_HERE __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__
diff --git a/src/ckdb_cmd.c b/src/ckdb_cmd.c
index a23ad1d1..c9d9f660 100644
--- a/src/ckdb_cmd.c
+++ b/src/ckdb_cmd.c
@@ -3636,9 +3636,9 @@ static char *cmd_setatts(PGconn *conn, char *cmd, char *id,
 					}
 				}
 				if (!ua_item) {
-					K_RLOCK(useratts_free);
+					K_WLOCK(useratts_free);
 					ua_item = k_unlink_head(useratts_free);
-					K_RUNLOCK(useratts_free);
+					K_WUNLOCK(useratts_free);
 					DATA_USERATTS(useratts, ua_item);
 					bzero(useratts, sizeof(*useratts));
 					useratts->userid = users->userid;
diff --git a/src/klist.h b/src/klist.h
index 9e5888a7..d872f034 100644
--- a/src/klist.h
+++ b/src/klist.h
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ extern void _k_insert_after(K_LIST *list, K_ITEM *item, K_ITEM *after, LOCK_MAYB
 //#define k_insert_after_nolock(_list, _item, _after) _k_insert_after(_list, _item, _after, false, KLIST_FFL_HERE)
 extern void _k_unlink_item(K_LIST *list, K_ITEM *item, LOCK_MAYBE bool chklock, KLIST_FFL_ARGS);
 #define k_unlink_item(_list, _item) _k_unlink_item(_list, _item, true, KLIST_FFL_HERE)
-//#define k_unlink_item_nolock(_list, _item) _k_unlink_item(_list, _item, false, KLIST_FFL_HERE)
+#define k_unlink_item_nolock(_list, _item) _k_unlink_item(_list, _item, false, KLIST_FFL_HERE)
 extern void _k_list_transfer_to_head(K_LIST *from, K_LIST *to, LOCK_MAYBE bool chklock, KLIST_FFL_ARGS);
 #define k_list_transfer_to_head(_from, _to) _k_list_transfer_to_head(_from, _to, true, KLIST_FFL_HERE)
 //#define k_list_transfer_to_head_nolock(_from, _to) _k_list_transfer_to_head(_from, _to, false, KLIST_FFL_HERE)